un-trashing email

[jaybogg]

A little trial and error: if looking at a gmail or verizon (POP3) email account, that "move" icon does not appear, only the other four. If I open the "combined view" account, the fifth icon does appear when a message is selected; however when I press it, I get a pop-up message, "Move isn't supported on POP3 accounts." This happens no matter whether the message is received on a verizon address or a gmail address. Maybe it only works on exchange accounts. P.I.T.A. if you ask me.

@ Ephlat: Great job, even though I am sure it was not the answer you were looking for!:angry: Yes, my ISP is a POP3 account. I always like when there is a definitive answer instead of guestimates and speculation.

@ GPYoung: Thanks for all the input. I think your screen shots and mention of your exchange accounts helped sniff this one out. Out of curiosity, is your exchange account a POP3 or IMAP mail server?

Once again, thanks for the great work!!:biggrin:

 

[GPYoung]

Not too sure, I thought that exchange was independent of pop and imap......could be,wrong though. I do know that I went into my gmail settings on my pc long ago and changed it to imap. I installed gmail on my phone as imap too a long time ago. So, I have 2 icons on my phone gmail and email. Can move in both programs though.

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[jaybogg]

Not too sure, I thought that exchange was independent of pop and imap......could be,wrong though. I do know that I went into my gmail settings on my pc long ago and changed it to imap. I installed gmail on my phone as imap too a long time ago. So, I have 2 icons on my phone gmail and email. Can move in both programs though.

Thanks,
Geoff

From what I have read and I hope I get it right: MS Exchange is an independent business server designed to be seamless with MS Outlook. MS exchange has the ability to deliver to POP3 and IMAP clients I.E. our default APP, when it is enabled by the MS Exchange Manager. To see if you are on POP3 or IMAP, perform the following:

From the default mail client APP on phone (in box for your exchange mail):

1. Tap bottom left "menu" button
2. Select "settings"
3. Tap your email account name "[email protected]"
4. Scroll down to bottom of Settings to "server settings" and tap "Incoming Settings"

This will show your username, password, POP3 or IMAP server, port, security type, authentication method, and "delete mail from server" options.

I would expect Gmail to have the ability to move mail, after all it is google. I am curious about whether your MS Exchange is configured for IMAP or POP3 though. If it is POP3, this would really be confusing considering the OP's pop-up "Move isn't supported on POP3 accounts." Thanks for helping to sniff this out!

 

[GPYoung]

I am not going to be too much help as my incoming exchange server is wemail.controladmin.net and is not either imap or pop....
There is no reference to pop or gmail anywhere........

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[jaybogg]

A search of "Move isn't supported on POP3 accounts" gave me 3 results, all source code. One was from a folder labeled "android-apps/4.0.4_r1.2" from a Google Android site, so it appears this is a limitation recognized by Google and written into their ICS mail client source code.

 

[GPYoung]

If the account in question IS gmail and you cannot move e mails, change to imap on your pc in gmail settings and reinstall account as imap on phone......

On a side note, I have Matty's ..215 leak and cannot get my laptop to connect to foxfi....I have read the other thread about it and am tearing out my hair here!

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[jaybogg]

OK, I hit ADD ACCOUNT, entered a bogus username, password, and selected "manual setup". My next option was "What type account is this?" with option of selecting POP3, IMAP, or Exchange.

I believe this explains your results not showing POP3 or IMAP.
I set up one of my gmail accounts temporarily and it too doesn't identify the account as a POP3 or IMAP account like my ISP account does. This supports your findings, the OP's findings, my findings, and my OCD is satisfied, once again!!

 

[GPYoung]

Sweet!

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[jaybogg]

If the account in question IS gmail and you cannot move e mails, change to imap on your pc in gmail settings and reinstall account as imap on phone......

On a side note, I have Matty's ..215 leak and cannot get my laptop to connect to foxfi....I have read the other thread about it and am tearing out my hair here!

Thanks,
Geoff

My e-mail is from an ISP, not g-mail. As previously posted, this really isn't a problem, but my OCD wants an answer and I feel I have it.

On the side note, I am on .215, and FoxFi has worked for me on .181, .211, .215. I usually have problems connecting, takes 2-3 tries, but recently noticed that if I leave it alone for a few minutes(2-5 min), it chirps in, connected. Laptop reports connection failed, limited connectivity, etc..., while waiting. If I see your thread on this I wll follow, don't want to take this one off topic. I think we have this one nailed, reading the Google Android code did it for me.

 

[ephlat]

Well... I too am glad to have the issue understood. But why the heck would they remove that functionality from ICS that existed in GB - along with the true universal in-box that included text messages? 2 steps forward, one step back. Or vice versa.

 

[GPYoung]

Job security......

Thanks,
Geoff

 

[ephlat]

Job security......

Thanks,
Geoff

:laugh: